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May Elasmobranch of the Month: Gulper Shark
Gulper Shark Centrophorus granulosus Key Features/Appearance The gulper shark is a medium sized, green-eyed species with a maximum length...
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May 31, 20232 min read
April Elasmobranch of the Month: Lana's Sawshark
Learn all about Lana's Sawshark
Sharks4Kids
May 5, 20232 min read
Lots of Lemon Sharks
Lemon sharks ( Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 3-7 years of their life in and around the mangrove nursery habitat. Juvenile...
Sharks4Kids
May 1, 20231 min read
March Elasmobranch of the Month: Pacific Sleeper Shark
Pacific Sleeper Shark (Somniosus pacificus) Key Features/Appearance The Pacific Sleeper shark is a large species, with an average length...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Shark Paradise: Bimini, The Bahamas
Bimini, The Bahamas is home to some remarkable sharks!
Sharks4Kids
Mar 24, 20231 min read
February Elasmobranch of the Month: Blind Shark
Blind Shark (Brachaelurus waddi) Key Features/Appearance At a maximum length of 120 cm (3.9 feet), the Blind Shark is a small, nocturnal...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Meet Artist Wendy Barnes
Wendy Barnes is a wildlife artist creating sustainable lifestyle designs from original pen and ink drawings that she develops into...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 11, 20232 min read
Meet Sharks4Kids Ambassador Tatyana Dacostagomez
Hello! My name is Tatyana. I was born and raised in Florida where I completed my Bachelor of Science in Marine and Coastal Biology at the...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 30, 20232 min read
January Elasmobranch of the Month: Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong
Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus) Key Features/Appearance The dwarf spotted wobbegong, reaching a length of 94 cm (3.1...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 30, 20232 min read
Shark Education: Turks and Caicos Nov 2022
Our team had an amazing time visit Turks and Caicos in November 2022. This was in collaboration with the Turks and Caicos International...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 16, 20233 min read
December Elasmobranch of the Month: Little Gulper Shark
Little Gulper Shark (Centrophorus uyato) Key Features/Appearance The Little gulper shark is a relatively small, slender species, reaching...
Sharks4Kids
Dec 23, 20222 min read
November Elasmobranch of the Month: Whale Shark
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Key Features/Appearance Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet. They can grow to over 20 meters...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Meet Artist & Wildlife Biologist Che Frausto
Che Frausto is a wildlife biologist and business owner on Maui, Hawaii. He grew up in Pasadena, California and had a bunch of pets...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Meet Project LemonAid Intern Luis Adrian Serpas
We launched the pilot portion of Project LemonAid in May 2022 and Luis was a local student who joined us. Luis was there each of our...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 24, 20222 min read
October Elasmobranch of the Month: Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Key Features/Appearance The Atlantic sharpnose, shark is gray to...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Abaco Shark Education Tour
Enie Hensel and Candace Fields, on behalf of Sharks4Kids, did a weeklong outreach tour along Great Abaco Island this past October. They...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Book Review: Sharks at Your Service
Author: Jessica Woodend We can all think back to that very first moment we met an animal that made an impact on us. Each one of our team...
Sharks4Kids
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Behind the Science: Ocean Acidification and Shark Teeth
Author: Natasha Hynes FULL JOURNAL ARTICLE The ocean is sometimes referred to as a “carbon sink”, meaning it can dissolve carbon from the...
Sharks4Kids
Oct 1, 20223 min read
September Elasmobranch of the Month: Blackfin Gulper Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Blackfin Gulper Shark (Centrophorus isodon) Key Features/Appearance The Blackfin gulper shark is a small shark,...
Sharks4Kids
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Meet Ambassador Candace Fields
Originally from The Bahamas, I am a Ph.D. student under the joint supervision of Drs. Demian Chapman and Yannis Papastamatiou at Florida...
Sharks4Kids
Sep 10, 20223 min read
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SHIVER: Collective noun for a group of sharks.
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